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HUAS90905
HUAS90905 Autumn | Winter

A History of Western Civilization: "Techne" and Sophia II A History of Western Civilization: "Techne" and Sophia II

This three-quarter sequence will examine the history of the relation between “Techne,” (science and technology) and Sophia (wisdom). How does technology, especially “IT,” shape the ideas of our...

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WRIT52880 Winter

Beyond the End: Writing in Response to Climate Crisis Beyond the End: Writing in Response to Climate Crisis

Course Description: 

This course is designed to build on the autumn quarter literature course Telling New Stories: Literary Imagination and the Climate Crisis. Participants will find this course...

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HUAS78005 Winter

Brahms and the Twilight of Musical Romanticism Brahms and the Twilight of Musical Romanticism

This course examines the nostalgic (yet forward-looking) symphonies, piano music, and chamber music in which Brahms, along with his contemporaries, Wolff and Bruckner, created an enduring testimonial...

blue and red lights on a police car
HUAS80049 Winter

By the Book: Police Procedurals By the Book: Police Procedurals

What do police do? How is policing the stuff of storytelling? In what ways have police represented collective protagonists and antagonists in our cities? Beneath the gripping plots and crackling...

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HUAS90941 Winter

Capitalism in the 20th Century Capitalism in the 20th Century

Capitalism defined the 20th century. Through two world wars, a great depression, and globalization, capitalism connected people around the world even as it divided them, led to unprecedented...

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WRIT51810 Spring | Winter

Creative Writing One Creative Writing One

This course will introduce you to creative writing, from generating ideas to revising drafts. Find your voice and develop your craft through in-class and at-home writing exercises, as well as...

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WRIT42418 Winter

Dark Protagonists & Controversy Dark Protagonists & Controversy

By the 1970’s anti-heroes had taken over the collective imagination in American entertainment. More recently television shows like The Sopranos and Breaking Bad, fiction writers like Gillian Flynn and...

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BASC70225 Winter

Great Big Novels: Dostoyevsky The Brothers Karamazov Great Big Novels: Dostoyevsky The Brothers Karamazov

Of Dostoevsky’s greatest novels, Brothers Karamazov stands out for its polyphonic narrative structure and carnivalesque sensibility. Join us for a close reading and discussion of all its voices.

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BASC70059 Summer | Autumn | Winter | Spring

How to Read Classic Texts How to Read Classic Texts

This course is intended to address some of the more persistent and daunting difficulties we face when beginning to read classic texts of the Western cultural tradition.

We will begin from...

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HUAS80052 Winter

In the Face of Adversity: Homer’s Odyssey and the Bible’s Job In the Face of Adversity: Homer’s Odyssey and the Bible’s Job

The twin foundations of “Western” civilization are often thought to be the Classical tradition of ancient Greece and Rome on the one hand, and the Biblical tradition of ancient Israel on the other. In...